Overpackers Anonymous

I'll be honest..we are notorious over packers. I'm always afraid we'll forget something and I try to plan for all circumstances.

This trip to Alaska is even worse than usual. We have to not only prepare for different climates, but different occasions too.  Here is the schedule:

Saturday and Sunday: Seattle: The weather is supposed to be high 60's and sunny! We'll just be hanging out to so these days are pretty easy to pack for.  We'll be comfy for the 6 hour plane ride out west and just have some shorts and t'shirts.

Monday morning we head up to Vancouver. We are looking at nice weather and sunny skies! Another easy day! So far so good right?

For the cruise, since it's a 7 night sailing we have a lot to pack for! Here is what we focused on:

-3 dressy outfits (formal night, semi-formal night and one dinner at Palo). For hubby this means 2 pairs of dress pants, a few dress shirts and ties. For me I'l be bringing three dresses.

-4 business casual outfits for the remaining nights in the dining room

-Shoes (one pair for hubby and two for me)

Next up is our at Sea Days! Since we'll mostly be inside, this is tough. We need to be warm enough to go outside and enjoy the scenery. We each packed a few sweaters/sweatshirt and jeans (we are starting to run out of room!)

Now for our days in Port. The weather is supposed to be 50's and rainy/dreary.  We have sneakers and jeans packed for these days. We'll also each bring a good pair of sneakers and gloves.

Once we return back we'll need another transition outfit for a day in Vancouver or Seattle followed by our red eye back home.

I think this trip is especially hard because the clothes we are packing take up so much room!  Sweaters, jeans and sneakers take up much more room than tank tops and shorts!!

Here is  quick list of some other items going into our bags:

• Bug Spray/Sunscreen
• Toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc.)
• Makeup/Hair products
• Socks/Underwear
• Documents (cruise and travel)
• Chargers
• Cameras
• Batteries
• Memory Cards
• Binoculars
• Laptop 
• Nook/Books

So far hubby is completely packed and his suitcase weighed in at 47 lbs! Normally we easily stay under the 50 lb requirement but we'll see what mine come in at tomorrow!  Now it's crunch time...what's missing on my list?